268 cross-border telecom fraud suspects handed over to China from Laos

A total of 268　criminal suspects involved in　cross-border　telecommunications fraud have been brought back to China from Laos, the Ministry of Public Security announced Wednesday.　

The suspects, including eight who served as the crimes' funding source and 54 criminal ringheads and core members, have been implicated in over 1,570 relevant cases in multiple localities in China, the ministry said in a statement.　

The crackdown marks another important achievement in the joint police enforcement cooperation between Chinese and Laotian police authorities, the ministry said.　

Chinese police sent a working team to Laos in January to carry out the cooperation, where the police forces from the two countries raided several criminal sites in Laos, capturing suspects and seizing over 2,400 mobile phones and computers used in criminal activities, according to the statement.　

(Reported by Li Jiali; Edited by Ma Yuxuan)